Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Amber (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Sard (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Einkil was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 18000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Yvonne lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Yvonne was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Fletcher. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Citrine (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 pp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jet (100 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: Standing 4'10", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1200 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Engraver but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Damaia reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Jet (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). White opal (900 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Architect. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is content

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.